Today was Louie's adoption day! We stayed around the hotel and took Nora swimming in the morning. Louie's arrival was at 4:30. Our guide, Shirley called for us to come downstairs. In a side lobby...we waited. Louie appeared...extremely upset and nervous. He was crying and noticeably traumatized. We just tried to make eye contact and give him a few toys. After a bit, our guide left and we took him back to the room. We really wanted to rip all of his clothes off as he was layered in 4 sweaters, 3 pairs of pants, a huge coat and wet split pants :/ After removing some layers, we just hung around the room and tried to calm him. Eventually after an hour and a half or so, he quieted. He played a bit with Nora and we ordered room service and he ate a few forkfuls. After a wipe down and pjs and a bottle, he went down easily and slept 8 hours overnight or so. We are complete and excited to give him all we can. Looking forward to all the great moments to come.
No comments:
Post a Comment